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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Korean victim of Japan’s sex slavery dies
Another Korean victim of Japan’s wartime sexual enslavement died on Friday morning, bringing the total number of the survivors to 59, according to the Seoul government.The heath of the woman, whose name was withheld from the media, has been worsening since she suffered injuries to her waist after falling last year, people close to her said. The total number of the victims registered with the government since 2003 is 234. Five of them including this latest woman have passed away so far this year.
Aug. 31, 2012
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Conductor Chung’s brother probed for embezzlement
World-renown conductor Chung Myung-whun’s elder brother is under investigation for embezzlement of government subsidies, prosecutors said Friday. The 70-year-old man who runs an arts and performance agency is suspected of misappropriating billions of won from a 14 billion won ($12 million) government subsidy for the “Incheon and Arts” project, which his company undertook to promote local art and performances from 2005 to 2010, the Incheon District Prosecutors’ office said. Prosecutors confiscate
Aug. 31, 2012
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Korea to bolster fight against sex crimes
The government plans to increase the number of police officers in charge of overseeing sex offenders prone to recidivism and dealing with emergency hotline by more than 1,000 in the wake of a series of violent sex crimes in recent weeks, the home affairs ministry said Friday.According to the plan devised by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, up to 700 additional police officers will be mobilized to oversee former convicts who are prone to repeat violent crimes such as murder, ra
Aug. 31, 2012
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Arrest warrant issued for child rape suspect
A local court issued on Sunday an arrest warrant for a 23-year-old man suspected of kidnapping and raping a seven-year-old girl in the latest sex crime that has shocked South Korea.The Gwangju District Court said it issued the warrant to detain the suspect, identified only by his surname Ko, for allegedly abducting the sleeping girl from her home and brutally raping her in Naju, 350 kilometers south of Seoul."The arrest warrant was issued, given the gravity of the case and fear of the suspect's
Aug. 31, 2012
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Tembin brings heavy rain, claims two lives
Typhoon Tembin brought heavy downpours and strong winds while cutting across South Korea at high speed Thursday, leaving two dead and forcing scores of people to evacuate their homes, weather and police officials said.Tembin, named after a Japanese term for the zodiac sign Libra, was moving northeastward at a speed of 29 kilometers per hour through Gangwon Province as of 10 p.m. and is expected to reach the East Sea late Thursday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). The w
Aug. 31, 2012
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Ph.D. program to open at Seoul National University of Education next year
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced on Thursday that Seoul National University of Education will open a Ph.D. program to strengthen the expertise of elementary school teachers starting next year, according to news sources.Until now, students at the university could only study up to a masters. The Ministry of Education will receive applications until the end of October from other schools that want a doctoral program in primary education. It will decide at the beginning of
Aug. 31, 2012
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Typhoon Tembin hits Korea
Typhoon Tembin slammed into Korea on Thursday, dumping heavy rains on southern and western regions, leaving at least two dead and three injured. Nearly 50 people were forced to evacuate their homes. Though smaller and less powerful than Typhoon Bolaven, which skirted the Korean Peninsula three days ago, Tembin wreaked havoc on the country as it passed through South Jeolla Province, quickly moving northeast-bound.One person was killed and another was injured when a giant steel structure collapsed
Aug. 30, 2012
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Using microbes to clean up pollution
Fledging green venture taps Chinese market with pollution-eating fungiThe Korea Herald, in collaboration with the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, is presenting a series of articles introducing small but promising environmental tech firms. The following is the second installment. ― Ed.Whether it is an abandoned mine, an oil spill site or a reservoir contaminated with toxic chemicals, Coenbio Co. sticks to its principle in finding solutions: Let the microbes clean up. Microbes
Aug. 30, 2012
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Red foxes to be released into wild
A pair of red foxes is to be released into the wild in October as part of a national project to restore the population of the mammal, believed to have gone extinct in South Korea. The pair, born and raised in Seoul Zoo, will undergo a month-long adjustment program before the release on Mount Sobaek, North Gyeongsang Province, in a facility in the mountain, designed to help them adapt to nature. They are among eight offspring of 10 foxes, brought from North Korea in 2008 to the zoo. The duo was c
Aug. 30, 2012
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Jeju Congress a moment for change
The World Conservation Congress is organized by IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, every four years and is decidedly a global event in every sense of the word. Its participants come from all parts of the world, the topics of its discussions concern the predicament of the entire planet’s resources, and its messages are aimed at the international community. Having said that many thousands of participants will be in Korea and will no doubt have an opportunity to see the dynam
Aug. 30, 2012
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Korea, Sweden to cooperate on aging
The Korean and Swedish health authorities on Thursday agreed to join hands in tackling low birthrates and problems stemming from an aging society. They also shared understanding in the development of dementia vaccines and elderly people-friendly commodities.During his four-day visit to Stockholm from Wednesday, Health and Welfare Minister Rim Che-min and his Swedish counterpart Maria Larsson decided to develop a memorandum of understanding in the entire field of health and welfare and annualize
Aug. 30, 2012
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Obesity and disease
It is well known that obesity has a significant detrimental effect on human health. It has also been known that obese people are more likely to develop diseases. Conditions that have been found to be associated with obesity include diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, coronary artery disease and artherosclerosis. Other conditions include cancers such as colorectal cancer and endometrial cancer, as well as joint problems. Recent studies have shown that obese women are more likely to d
Aug. 30, 2012
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Court says deportation of illegal aliens is constitutional
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the current law stipulating the deportation of illegal aliens is constitutional, officials said Thursday.Under the Immigration Control Law, immigration offices can take illegal foreign workers into emergency custody and put them under compulsory expulsion. The foreign workers are subsequently repatriated to their home countries unless they are granted refuge
Aug. 30, 2012
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Two more bodies of missing Chinese fishermen found
Two more bodies of missing Chinese fishermen were found off the southern island of Jeju on Wednesday, the Coast Guard said, bringing to seven the death toll in the running aground of two boats amid a powerful typhoon the previous day.Still missing are eight crew members of the fishing boats that ran aground in waters off Jeju on Tuesday amid strong winds and high waves spawned by Typhoon Bolaven.
Aug. 29, 2012
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Doctors Without Borders head urges support in humanitarian aid
Saving lives in war zones or extreme poverty or disaster-stricken countries is sometimes not so complicated: The provision of clean water, vaccinations and food could prevent substantial casualties. Still, five children die every day in South Sudan and one in two children less than two years old are severely malnourished in these areas. Malaria is rampant in most of such states, despite its preventability with a few pills, while mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus still
Aug. 29, 2012
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Another typhoon appoaches
Another typhoon is heading toward Korea, just as the nation recover, from one of the strongest storms it has seen in decades. Typhoon Tembin, the 14th typhoon this year, is expected to make landfall in Korea as early as Thursday, dumping heavy rains, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. It is expected to take almost the same route across the Korean Peninsula as Typhoon Bolaven, which pounded the country’s southern and western parts on Monday and Tuesday, leaving at least 25 dead or miss
Aug. 29, 2012
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Korea raises minimum household living cost by 3.4 pct
The government said Tuesday it has decided to raise the minimum cost of living for a four-member household by 3.4 percent to 1.55 million won ($1,365) next year in a bid to increase support for low-income earners.The decision was made during a 12-member committee meeting of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The amount serves as the legal standard for selecting beneficiaries of welfare programs a
Aug. 28, 2012
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Umbrella union calls for nationwide strike
Korea's largest umbrella union said Tuesday that it has called for a nationwide strike to push for an end to irregular workers and the revision of existing labor laws.The walkouts are expected to affect 137,000 workers and marks the first time in four years that the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions has called for a general strike.The umbrella union added that it has called for 20,000 workers f
Aug. 28, 2012
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Typhoon Bolaven slams nation, leaving 23 dead or missing
Typhoon Bolaven pounded the southern and western parts of the country Tuesday, leaving at least 23 dead or missing and causing massive blackouts. As of 5 p.m., four Chinese fishermen were found dead after two boats carrying 33 crew members capsized off the southern island of Jeju. Seventeen of them have been rescued, while 12 others were still missing, according to the Korean Coast Guard. A cargo ship, carrying 4,500 tons of coal, was split into two, after becoming stranded in the shallow water
Aug. 28, 2012
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Typhoon puts nation on alert
Strong wind broke windows and toppled trees, sign boards and traffic lights, causing power outtages and traffic congestion in Seoul as Typhoon Bolaven headed northbound Tuesday.The power supply to 3,000 households was cut off in Samjeon-dong, southern Seoul, Tuesday, while uprooted trees and debris shut down roads in central and southern Seoul, including the Jongro and Apgujeong areas. The number of emergency calls to the fire department in the capital surpassed 160 as of 5:00 p.m.As the approac
Aug. 28, 2012